50 Works of Art to See Before You Die

Jonathon Jones of the Guardian is putting together a list of 50 great works of art to see before you die. He has started with a list of his 20 favorite art works and is asking readers for their suggestions.

His list is very European, so my selection is very Australian. One of the drawbacks about living on an island half a world away from the great museums of Europe and America is that masterpieces are in short supply. The good weather in Australia seems to make up for the lack of masterpieces though.

I would like to add the whole collection at the Barnes Foundation in Merion, PA. From the Joy of life by Matisse to the cards players and bathers by cezanne to several rose period picassos to over 100 renoirs!

now mixed in is eastern art, native american art and african art… so no eurocentric here!